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Old Lutherans

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Originally this name was applied to Lutherans who refused to join in the Prussian Union. There was a similar reaction against unionism and rationalism in Saxony. Old Lutherans continued in Germany and Poland under various names including Altlutheraner; Breslauer Synode; Verein der evangelisch-altlutherischen Kirchengemeinden; Evangelisch-luth. Kirche in Westpolen; Evangelisch Kirche in Preussen, later & Evangelisch-luth. Kirche in Altpreussen, and since 1945 Evangelisch-lutherische (altlutherische) Kirche. The name Old Lutherans was also applied to confessional Lutherans who emigrated to America 1838–48 under such men as J.A.A. Grabau and M. Stephan. 

 

  • "Alt Lutheraner Auswanderung" or "Old Lutheran Immigration Fever" by Rob Bowe. (In English)
     
  • Bibliography for Silesia, Province of Germany.
     
  • Camann, Eugene.  More Prussian Transplantings in Wheatfield (96 pgs). Discusses the 1846 emigration to Niagara County and lists 400 more immigrants that arrived there between 1844 and 1847 from Brandenburg/Pommern.  It provides additional details about the early German settlements in Wheatfield township of Niagara County. You can order it from: The Historical Society of North German Settlements in Western New York, Fern Suckow,  c/o Das Haus,  2549 Niagara Rd., Niagara Falls Ny 14304-2020. The books are $10 each, plus a mailing charge of $3.50. Please make checks/money orders payable to H.S.N.G.S.W.N.Y.
     
  • Camann, Eugene. Uprooted from Prussia Transplanted in America (140 pgs).  Discusses the 1843 Old Lutheran emigration from Brandenburg/Pommern to Niagara Country, New York.  It discusses the reasons for leaving, preparation for emigration, describes the travel and voyage in detail, talks about the early settlements in Niagara County, and mentions further movements to Michigan, Minnesota, and Illinois.  It lists hundreds of the 1843 immigrants by name, village of origin, and ship.  There is a diary that lists the details of the ocean voyage and a letter from one of the families left behind to her son in America. You can order it from: The Historical Society of North German Settlements in Western New York, Fern Suckow,  c/o Das Haus,  2549 Niagara Rd., Niagara Falls Ny 14304-2020. The books are $10 each, plus a mailing charge of $3.50. Please make checks/money orders payable to H.S.N.G.S.W.N.Y.
     
  • CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Lutherans and Lutheranism.
     
  • The first German religious refugees in South Australia The minority of people wanting to hold their church services in the old Lutheran way had to do this in secret. These people were known as Old-Lutherans.
     
  • Iwan TranslationThe Old Lutherans. Provides information on the English translation of Pastor Wilhelm Iwan's in-depth work on the subject. These 570 pages tell about the events in Prussia, the trip to America, and the founding of the first "Old Lutheran" churches.  This soft cover book is printed in three volumes and sells for $60.00 plus $6.00 for shipping.   Send your check and order to: Trinity Lutheran Historical Society of Freistadt, 10729 W. Freistadt Road, Mequon, WI 53097. Telephone: 262 242-0653.
     
  • Maps Locating Village Churches in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern  (In German)
     
  • Old Lutherans Genealogy Browse. This list of approximately 10,000 names of individuals related to Old Lutherans who emigrated to America 1838-48, has been broken down into groups by the first letter of the last name.
     
  • Uprooted from Prussia, Transplanted in America by Eugene Camann. Describes how the 15 ships that carried Old Lutheran emigrants in 1843, 11 sailed from Hamburg and four from Stettin. Of those that traveled to Hamburg, most went by riverboats on inland waterways. One group from Plöwen in Kreis Randow traveled overland on wagons. Each riverboat accommodated between 120 and 150 passengers, and were driven by one large sail mounted on a sturdy mast beam. There was room for sleeping and cooking aboard.


 

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